Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-12-21
HUBBARD,

Next Sunday will be Christmas,
Blanton or no BlaDton.
The best line Of envelopes ever shown
in this city, at the INDEX Office.
Cook stoves, ranges and heating stoves
ut cost. This is fact. Morris Bros. q
Mr.. Frank Shannon's house on North
Main street, is nearly ready for its
owner.
Il. X. Harrington has the best and
most complete line of dried fruit of any
store in town. %
The best beef To be had in town is a
the Central meat market, opposite LIST
National bank.
SO far as we have heard. there will he
no Christmas trees arranged by the
Sunday schools.
Get your winter goods now, when
they are cheap, in fact at cOst and car
riage, at Byerley's. u
The commission that will decide on
the Bryson-Peck contest Will meet to-
day at the Office of the probate judge.
If you did not attend the children's
concert Friday night, YOU missed the
best entertainment the town ever had.
Mrs. II. b. Clark, and the boy, return
ed here last Friday after athree-week's
visit To friends and relations up on the
Santa Fe.
We are leaders, not followers, in the
finest grades of flour. We can give you
guaranteed -four from 10 cts. TO Sl.5O
per sack. Davis a. Davis. %
r. Il. Clark, John Dohrer and NJ. W.
Hunter have returned from their hunt OF
three weeks in the Territory. They
killed deer, "A turkeys and other small
game.
w. &. Stewart and family, who moved
from Elm Mills, few weeks ago, have
located at Ensenada, Lower Californa,
not great distance from San Diego.
California.
Kiowa has organized the Riverview
Cemetery company, with capital OF
5000. a. w. Rumsey, \. 5. Feather
man. J. w. Dobson, +. ii. Shelley and
A. j. Bentley are the incorporators.
George Corner, one Of the most popu-
lar railroad boys that ever pulled in
here, came in this week to look around
his old haunts. lie is running a tram
into Wellington ON the Southern Kan
sas.
Mrs. II. G.. Williams reports tine boy
born to Mr.. and Mrs. Auckenberry,
Dec. 18th and teu-pound girl to Mr..
aud Mrs Orlando Fritz. This increase
In population belongs To the Sand creek
country, southwest of here.
The protracted meeting at the NJ. f..
church, under the direction of Rev.
Sanderson continues, and up to Sunday
evening there had been 50 additions, So
OH profession and by letter. The
church building is crowded every even
ing, and Sunday evening there was bare
ly standing room.
The 18th inst. was the first anniver-
AIRY OF the organization of the Citizens
National bank, of this city. That in
stitution had run as state bank two
and one-half years however, prior to
organization as national. 1t is in a
prosperous condition and is regarded as
one Of the substantial banking houses
of the southwest.
Tue members of the Christian church
hereby desire to express their thanks TO
Mrs. Captain Freeman for her untiring
efforts in drilling the children for the
entertainment given last Friday even
ing, and all those who assisted her, also
to Mrs. A. l.. Noble and all those who
so ably aud kindly contributed to the
musical part of the programme.
Lorraine Chapter, Order of Eastern
Star, Monday night selected the follow
ing officers for the ensuing year: Mrs.
+. III. Stout. Worthy Matron; Chas. +.
Freeman, Worthy Patron; Mrs. Alice
+. Yant, Associate Matron; GRANVILLE
Morris, Treasurer ii. Yant, Secreta-
ny; Mrs. Mary Morris, Conductress
Mrs. Emma Morris, Associate Conduc-
tress.
Judge Ellis did not hold long term
of court at Meade Centre, the lawyers
and litigants generally being engaged in
the town-site contest. AS is generally
known, there is considerable trouble
over the title to a very large portion
Of the Meade Centre town site, 1t having
been proved up by the mayor, for the
benefit of the inhabitants. A suit Ia
quiet the title having been commenced
in the United States circuit court, that
body appointed a commissioner to go to
Meade Center and take evidence, and
nearly every citizen is interested in the
suit. The commissioner appointed is q
negro, he being a Topeka lawyer.
Messrs. W. W. Cook, J. w. McNeal
and J. y. Titus spent two DAYS of last
week IN investigating the coal prospects
in the western part Of Barber county
They looked into the holes being bored
, at and near Sun City, and then, will
, Louis Lockert rs guide, proceeded west
, up Elk creek, into the Black hills
J Here, i'm dozens of places, they found ;
fair article of coal outcropping from
the ground. Samples of the variou:
hedges were secured. and brought here
and satisfactorily tested. 1t burne'
much the same as Illinois camel coal
Those who profess to be posted on thu
subject say that there is no doubt bu
fhat horinv will dovaIor coal I'm navin,
quantities wherever the outcropping
appear. Messrs. Cook, McNeal ant
Titus are making the investigations TO
the good Of the county, and not will
the object of specializing. Their ener
, gy is commendable.